Björn (Fabian) Scheben-Interim Manager
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Interim Manager
Mid-sized staffing service provider
- Functional leadership of 6 employees, focusing on recruiting IT specialists and managers for permanent positions
- Planning and conducting workshops on active sourcing via XING Talent Manager and LinkedIn, interview techniques, questioning techniques, and process management
- Introducing and continuously improving existing recruitment processes and establishing qualitative and quantitative process control standards
- Building a knowledge database as well as a process and client database
External Trainer
Leading staffing service provider
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
External Trainer
Staffing service provider (SME)
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
Internal Trainer
Leading staffing service provider
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
Department Head / Senior Team Leader
Leading staffing service provider
- Operational leadership, both functional and disciplinary, of a department with 2 managers and up to 14 employees recruiting IT specialists and managers
- Identifying, selecting and training internal staff in the recruitment area
- Establishing a successful employee referral program to attract new internal colleagues
- Planning and conducting workshops on active sourcing, interview techniques, questioning techniques, process control, and negotiation skills
- Conducting annual performance and development reviews, setting goals, and holding regular feedback and steering meetings, including coach-the-coach measures
- Continuously improving existing sales processes and rolling out qualitative and quantitative standards to various recruiting teams
- Introducing and establishing a department-wide process and client database
- Revenue planning, ongoing revenue analysis, target vs actual comparisons, and deriving action plans
- Defining, monitoring and managing sales targets such as activities, pipeline, and NetFees
External HR Consultant
Retail Group
- First point of contact for the client in scaling corporate IT from under 50 FTE to around 350 FTE
- Supported over 200 recruitments under direct responsibility
- Assisted in planning and executing large recruitment projects
External HR Consultant
Various Companies
- End-to-end advising and management of the recruitment process for IT specialists and managers through contract signing and onboarding
- Independently handled over 150 successful IT recruitment processes
- Optimized recruitment processes by establishing process control tools and driving quality improvements
- Prioritized vacancies in coordination with HR and department heads
- Gathered requirements and advised on suitable recruitment strategies
- Drafted job postings and managed applicant tracking
- Conducted active sourcing and quality control of potential candidates through structured interviews
- Facilitated and supported interviews on-site and digitally
- Moderated the offer phase between the company and candidates
- Advised on educational background, dress code, and remote work policies
- Generated weekly reports, developed service-level agreements, and managed escalations
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Human Resources, Project Management, and Sales.
Summary
As a results- and communication-driven HR consultant, I can summarize my core strengths in the following areas:
- With the experience of building a highly successful recruitment team from 1 FTE to 14 FTE, I am happy to support you with your challenges in scaling your organization into a high-performing unit.
- I have repeatedly proven my ability to set up recruitment processes that deliver measurable success. I am happy to help you design your processes with the best possible candidate journey to ensure optimal recruitment results.
- With my expertise from overseeing more than 650 completed IT recruitment processes, I can reliably identify the key steps for a successful hire. I am happy to offer these skills to your recruiting team to reliably fill your vacancies.
- With my knowledge from more than 150 IT recruitment processes carried out independently, I am eager to help you fill your vacancies through a professional process.
Skills
- Microsoft Office – Very Good Knowledge
- Sap Successfactors – Basic Knowledge
- Workday – Basic Knowledge
- Lumesse – Basic Knowledge
Languages
Education
University of Stirling
Master of Science in Sports Management · Sports Management · Stirling, United Kingdom · 1.7
SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (part-time) · Business Administration · Riedlingen, Germany · 2.4
Lindenstraße Economics High School
General University Entrance Qualification · Cologne, Germany · 2.3
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Björn is based in Cologne, Germany.
Björn speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Norwegian (Advanced).
Björn has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Björn has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Björn may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Björn would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Manager, External Trainer, Internal Trainer.
Björn's most recent position is Interim Manager at Mid-sized staffing service provider.
In recent years, Björn has worked for Mid-sized staffing service provider, Leading staffing service provider, Staffing service provider (SME), and Various Companies.
Björn is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Retail.
Björn is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Project Management, and Sales.
Björn has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Björn has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources.
Björn holds a Master in Sports Management from University of Stirling and a Bachelor in Business Administration from SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen.
The availability of Björn needs to be confirmed.
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